Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weightage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: weigh-tage
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of weighting.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[W]eightage, not by numerical strength but by political importance and value of the contribution made to the defence of the Empire."

Etymology

From weight (verb) + -age.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: weight#Verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

weightages (plural)

Synonyms

weighting

Questions

What does weightage mean?: Synonym of weighting.
Where does weightage come from?: From weight (verb) + -age.

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